(1920-12-02)2 December 1920 Hohenhausen in Kalletal
Died
26 April 1997(1997-04-26) (aged 76) Stuhr-Fahrenhorst
Allegiance
Nazi Germany
Service/branch
Luftwaffe
Years of service
1939–45
Rank
Leutnant (second lieutenant)
Unit
JG 53
Battles/wars
World War II
Siege of Malta (1940)
Eastern Front
North African Campaign
Awards
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Other work
Senior manager, private industry
Wilhelm Crinius (2 December 1920 – 26 April 1997) was a Luftwaffe fighter ace during World War II. A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat.[1] Crinius is credited with 114 aerial victories claimed in approximately 400 combat missions. He recorded 100 victories over the Eastern Front. Of his 14 victories claimed over the Western Front, one was a four-engined bomber.[2] On 23 September 1942, Crinius became the only German fighter pilot to be awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves simultaneously.[2]
WilhelmCrinius (2 December 1920 – 26 April 1997) was a Luftwaffe fighter ace during World War II. A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited...
Paetsch. Witnesses to the wedding included his friends Gerhard Barkhorn and Wilhelm Batz. On 25 May, II. Gruppe was ordered to transfer one Staffel to the...
Stadtbauoberinspektor Tiefbautechniker im Straßenbau (inspector for road construction) Wilhelm and his wife Therese. Barkhorn had two brothers, Helmut and Dieter, and...
Luftwaffe 116 Triple-ace in a day Killed in action on 17 April 1945. WilhelmCrinius Germany Luftwaffe 114 Werner Schröer Germany Luftwaffe 114 Credited...
Westerholt. Galland's older brother was Fritz and his two younger brothers were Wilhelm-Ferdinand and Paul. Their father had pet names for all his family members...
Wilhelm Batz (21 May 1916 – 11 September 1988) was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace during World War II. A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator...
was subordinated to II. Gruppe of JG 52 which was headed by Hauptmann Wilhelm Ensslen. At the time, the Gruppe was based at Peuplingues near the English...
September 1942 WilhelmCrinius 22 September 1942 Wolfgang Tonne 22 September 1942 Hans Beißwenger 30 September 1942 5 March 1943 Ernst-Wilhelm Reinert 3 October...
Wilhelm Graf (1878–1937), a farmer, and his wife Maria, née Sailer (1877–1953). He was the third of three children, with two older brothers, Wilhelm Wilhelm...
Staffelkapitän Fermer who was killed in action. He was replaced by Oberleutnant Wilhelm Keidel who was killed the next day. Keidel was then temporarily succeeded...
Braunsberg, present-day Braniewo, Poland. He was the first son of Friedrich Wilhelm Krupinski, a Obergerichtsvollzieher (bailiff), and his wife Auguste, née...
became a POW. Louis had then 22 victories to his credit. 8 July 1942: WilhelmCrinius (then an Unteroffizier with 12 air victories) was shot down by flak...
score of 48 (including 26 Spitfires). On 10 November 1940, Oesau succeeded Wilhelm Balthasar as Gruppenkommandeur of III. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 3. With...
Wilhelm Lemke (27 September 1920 – 4 December 1943) was a Luftwaffe flying ace of World War II. Lemke was credited with 131 aerial victories—that is,...
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